This mistake cost England heavily, Rohit took full advantage, these are the 5 heroes of Team India's victory

India vs England Semi Final 2: The Indian team led by Rohit Sharma has confirmed its place in the final of the T20 World Cup 2024. After defeating the British, India will now play the title match against South Africa on June 29. During this rain-affected match, England captain Jos Buttler won the toss and decided to bat first for India.

What mistake did England have to pay the price for?

England captain Jos Buttler invited India to bat first which proved to be his big mistake. Rohit Sharma took full advantage of the wrong decision of the England captain on this difficult pitch. Team India batted first and scored 171 runs for the loss of 7 wickets in 20 overs. In response, England's team was all out for 103 runs in 16.4 overs while batting. So let's know about the 5 heroes of India's victory.

Rohit Sharma's half century

While batting first, Team India lost the wickets of Virat Kohli and Rishabh Pant cheaply. Despite this, Rohit Sharma stood at one end. Along with the new batsman Suryakumar Yadav, Hitman did not let the run rate slow down. He scored 57 runs in 39 balls with the help of six fours and two sixes. Due to this explosive innings, India reached a strong position.

Explosive innings of Suryakumar Yadav

Suryakumar Yadav shared a crucial 73-run partnership for the third wicket with captain Rohit Sharma. Due to which India's score crossed 100 runs. Surya did not let India's run rate slow down at any time. He scored 47 runs in 36 balls. During this, four fours and two sixes came off his bat.

Akshar Patel did wonders with bat and ball

The best player of the match was Akshar Patel, who performed brilliantly with both bat and ball. In the last over, he scored 10 runs in 6 balls with the help of a six. Then he completely destroyed the English team while bowling. The English batsmen had no way to compete with Akshar. He took three wickets. Apart from Jos Buttler, who looked very dangerous, top batsmen like Moeen Ali and Johnny Bairstow became victims of Akshar. He took three wickets for 23 runs in four overs.

Included in the spin of Kuldeep Yadav

Chinaman bowler Kuldeep bowled more miserly than Akshar. He gave only 19 runs in his four overs and also took three wickets. Kuldeep took the wickets of Harry Brook, Sam Curran and Chris Jordan. Kuldeep and Akshar together broke the back of the entire English batting order.

Hardik-Bumrah's magic

While batting, Hardik Pandya played a short but important innings of 23 runs with the help of two sixes in 13 balls for Team India. At the same time, despite the wicket being favorable for spinners, Jasprit Bumrah dismissed two English batsmen.